It may seem difficult for a sportsperson to give equal importance to academics and sports. Though there are some exceptions, the majority of them either succeed or fail in one of them.

However, India's ace mallakhamb player, Sagar Ovhalkar is balancing both acts perfectly. Ovhalkar, 21, a final year student of mechanical engineering, is India's gold medal-winning prospect in the first-ever World Mallakhamb Championship to be held at Shivaji Park this weekend.